Hanna Reinius

PhD, is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland. She is experienced in coordinating research-practice partnership developmental work with Finnish primary and secondary schools and mentoring schools’ management groups in their developmental initiatives. Her research focuses on school culture transformation, teachers’ transformative agency, and changes in educational practices.
Homepage: https://researchportal.helsinki.fi/en/persons/hanna-reinius

“The key challenge of RPPs – power imbalances between the partners – can be mitigated by creating a trusting environment and ensuring well-established interaction and communication practices,” argues Hanna Reinius of the University of Helsinki, Finland.

World of research, Opinion

I argue: Structured interactions are vital in research-practice partnerships

In ELM’s "I argue" series, Finnish post-doctoral researcher Hanna Reinius states that research-practice partnerships are pivotal for bridging the gap between empirical inquiry and practical development work. However, to be successful, they require careful planning of interactions between practitioners and researchers.

11.02.2025 Hanna Reinius